While other states have eliminated their estate taxes, Maryland has kept its estate tax for estates in excess of $1,000,000. With the federal estate tax exemption at $5,430,000 for decedent’s dying in 2015, this has created a difficult dynamic for estate planning generating a need for creative and complex formulas. ... Read More »
Jun
09
Jun
06
Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP’s attorneys, Jerry Sunderland and Jason Potter, are the Co-program Chairs at SCI’s 39th annual meeting to be held during the last week of June at the Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina. This meeting is usually attended by over 125 outside surety practitioners, surety claims... Read More »
May
15
WCS Partner Frederick L. Kobb will be presenting for the National Business Institute (NBI) on June 2nd. Program Overview: Find it Free and Fast on the NetThe "Find it Free and Fast on the Net" NBI program will cover strategies for legal research on the web. Conducting legal research online has... Read More »
Apr
30
The Towson attorney J. Neil Lanzi explains umbrella insurance polices and why they can be helpful.What exactly is an umbrella policy?An umbrella policy is an additional layer of insurance that is used after your normal automobile and home insurance runs out.It is most commonly used to cover medical, court, or... Read More »
Apr
16
WCS is a proud Blue Level Sponsor to help the Catonsville High School Comets finish their stadium.The Catonsville High School Comets launched their "Finish the Park" campaign to help renovate their sports stadium. With the help of sponsors, over the past few years they have been able to install an... Read More »
Apr
16
By: Meighan Burton Once a plaintiff has filed her complaint in federal court, the next step is to request a Writ of Summons for each defendant named in the complaint, and then serve each Writ, along with a copy of the complaint (the “process”), on the named defendant. Unless and until... Read More »
Apr
10
Based on their AV Preeminent® ranking from Martindale-Hubbell, each of the following WCS Partners has been chosen as one of Washington D.C. and Baltimore's Top Rated Lawyers: Michael I. Gordon Michael J. Abromaitis Monte Fried James W. Constable David W. Skeen Gerard P. Sunderland Louis J. Kozlakowski, Jr. George J.... Read More »
Apr
10
Based on their AV Preeminent® ranking from Martindale-Hubbell, each of the following WCS Partners has been chosen as one of Washington D.C. and Baltimore's Top Rated Lawyers: Michael I. Gordon Michael J. Abromaitis Monte Fried James W. Constable David W. Skeen Gerard P. Sunderland Louis J. Kozlakowski, Jr. George J.... Read More »
Apr
08
WCS Partner, Frederick L. Kobb, appeared as a guest lecturer at The University of Baltimore School of Law on April 1, 2014 in Professor Jane Murphy’s Family Law class. During the class, Mr. Kobb observed law students participate in a mock negotiation of an alimony issue in a divorce. After... Read More »
Apr
07
The weekend of April 5 - 6 literally raced by as WCS attorneys participated in two races: the Back on My Feet Baltimore Half Marathon (BoMF) on Saturday, and the Red Shoe Shuffle 5K "Walk or Run" on Sunday. Volunteers and race participants for both the BoMF Baltimore Half Marathon and... Read More »